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Gas stations in Kiowa County, CO

How Kiowa County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,271 a household
Spending per listing
$319K
87% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
102.6
9.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,412
−2.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 gas stations in Kiowa County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 102.6 per 10,000 households, 9.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $3,271 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Kiowa County spend about $1.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $319K per station, 87% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Kiowa County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 146 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Kiowa County declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Kiowa County compares

The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Gas stations in Kiowa County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureKiowa CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households102.610.310.9
Spending per listing$319K$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1461,5691,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,271$2,756$2,595
Median household income$58,618$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored69

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
70
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Kiowa County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Kiowa County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,412−2.8% since 2020
Households
585
Median age
47.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,768 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$58,618
Average household income
$74,076
Median home value
$161,500
Jobs located here
433
Daytime population
1,145Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for gas stations, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Kiowa County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO9699.0$4.5M+16.5%#3 of 2,358
2Park County, CO9188.9$3.8M+5.1%#21 of 2,358
3Douglas County, CO90866.1$4.9M+10.9%#25 of 2,358
4Weld County, CO8215412.4$2.5M+14.2%#121 of 2,358
5Broomfield County, CO79216.6$4M+6.3%#164 of 2,358
6Larimer County, CO791318.5$3.4M+4.8%#169 of 2,358
7Gunnison County, CO7767.1$4.1M+2.9%#208 of 2,358
8Delta County, CO77118.5$3.5M+3.6%#212 of 2,358
9Montrose County, CO761810.0$3M+4.1%#237 of 2,358
10Archuleta County, CO76711.8$2.6M+6.6%#240 of 2,358
Kiowa County, CONot scored6102.6$319K−2.8%

Other business types in Kiowa County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Kiowa County, CO?

Kiowa County has 6 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Kiowa County, CO spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $1.9M a year, or $3,271 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $319K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 585 households in Kiowa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kiowa County, CO compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Kiowa County has 102.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 9.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $319K, 87% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Kiowa County would have about 1, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 146 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Kiowa County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Kiowa County at 1,412 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 585 households. The median household income in Kiowa County is $58,618 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Kiowa County

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